wow I had no idea there was oil in Ill. my father was raised at Cave-in Rock. I might unretired just to move there and work and hunt...a lot of tree game there and folk there don’t get nicer
Wow..Cave in Rock brought back some memories. Went there as a little kid. My uncle tried to teach my wimpy little self how to swim there.
I haven’t been back to S.I. in many, many years (although that is where my my family is from). I would almost hate to go back...it would destroy the memories as I remember them as a child. It may not be as beautiful as I remember. :)
What I see on the internet (so it must be true, lol) once the coal mines shut down..the whole area went down. My whole family were coal miners.
Maybe this will bring some much needed employment to the area.